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I highly doubt anything will happen to Greenwald. He's too high profile, and this case is too high profile. They got away with prosecuting leakers because the

by d23 13y ago

I highly doubt anything will happen to Greenwald. He's too high profile, and this case is too high profile. They got away with prosecuting leakers because they were obscure.

ihsw 13y ago
Few things were higher profile than WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, and they certainly took away his voice. Now he is relegated to being a sideshow -- a novelty to gawk and point at (not unlike a caged beast).
- rayiner 13y ago
  Who is "they"? The vast international conspiracy where the U.S. government pulls the puppet strings of Scandinavian countries? Because if there is anything the Scandinavians are known for, its being puppets of the U.S. right?
  - ihsw 13y ago
    The puppet strings you refer to are trade (and other economic development) agreements. The other Scandinavian countries may not have had such close ties to the US as Sweden, however US-Sweden relations have a rich and storied history[1] stretching back quite far (with particular emphasis on defense against Soviet aggressions). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Sweden_relations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Sweden_relations
  - roboneal 13y ago
    It's not like Sweden is a surveillance state or something http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law
    - rayiner 13y ago
      Which cuts in favor of my point: Sweden had its own motivations for prosecuting Assagne.
rsanders 13y ago
What do you mean "got away with"? These laws exist to deter leaking, and that only works if people believe they'll be applied. Do you think they're worried about losing votes over this? There's only a handful of congresspeople who are vocally against it, and most of the American people don't care. "It's called protecting America." - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-California). Who's there to vote for?
- d23 13y ago
  > Do you think they're worried about losing votes over this? I think they'd like the controversy to die, not stoke it.
brown9-2 13y ago
They get away with prosecuting leakers because leaking classified information (while often noble) is a crime. The issue is prosecution of journalists for publishing said info, which is not a crime.
- ixnu 13y ago
  There is considerable debate about this: http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-law/wikileaks-and-espionage-act-1917 http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-la...

by d23 13y ago

I highly doubt anything will happen to Greenwald. He's too high profile, and this case is too high profile. They got away with prosecuting leakers because they were obscure.

ihsw 13y ago

Few things were higher profile than WikiLeaks and Julian Assange, and they certainly took away his voice. Now he is relegated to being a sideshow -- a novelty to gawk and point at (not unlike a caged beast).

rayiner 13y ago
Who is "they"? The vast international conspiracy where the U.S. government pulls the puppet strings of Scandinavian countries? Because if there is anything the Scandinavians are known for, its being puppets of the U.S. right?
- ihsw 13y ago
  The puppet strings you refer to are trade (and other economic development) agreements. The other Scandinavian countries may not have had such close ties to the US as Sweden, however US-Sweden relations have a rich and storied history[1] stretching back quite far (with particular emphasis on defense against Soviet aggressions). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Sweden_relations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-Sweden_relations
- roboneal 13y ago
  It's not like Sweden is a surveillance state or something http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law
  - rayiner 13y ago
    Which cuts in favor of my point: Sweden had its own motivations for prosecuting Assagne.

rsanders 13y ago

What do you mean "got away with"? These laws exist to deter leaking, and that only works if people believe they'll be applied. Do you think they're worried about losing votes over this? There's only a handful of congresspeople who are vocally against it, and most of the American people don't care. "It's called protecting America." - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-California). Who's there to vote for?

d23 13y ago
> Do you think they're worried about losing votes over this? I think they'd like the controversy to die, not stoke it.

brown9-2 13y ago

They get away with prosecuting leakers because leaking classified information (while often noble) is a crime. The issue is prosecution of journalists for publishing said info, which is not a crime.

ixnu 13y ago
There is considerable debate about this: http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-law/wikileaks-and-espionage-act-1917 http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-la...